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Highest Medicaid coverage, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 19 is 13.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Aberdeen, SD, up 8 places to #6.

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Highest Medicaid coverage by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020
01▲3Huron, SDSD14,60721.9%+4.9 pts
02▲1Sturgis, SDSD6,92220.7%+3.6 pts
03▲4Mitchell, SDSD15,75618.5%+3.5 pts
04▲6Yankton, SDSD15,81616.7%+3.7 pts
05▼4Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79116.3%−4.2 pts
06▲8Aberdeen, SDSD27,96115.9%+4.1 pts
07▼5Rapid City, SDSD80,58915.5%−2.2 pts
08▼3Madison, SDSD6,06515.1%−0.8 pts
09▲4Box Elder, SDSD13,93614.2%+2.2 pts
10▲1Vermillion, SDSD11,72013.1%+0.4 pts
11▲4Spearfish, SDSD14,15412.5%+2.8 pts
12Pierre, SDSD13,84812.0%−0.5 pts
13▼4Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74811.9%−1.2 pts
14▼6Watertown, SDSD23,7369.6%−4.7 pts
15▲1Harrisburg, SDSD10,4059.0%+0.2 pts
16▲1Brookings, SDSD25,3558.0%−0.2 pts
17▲1Tea, SDSD8,0197.3%+1.3 pts
18▼12Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9756.7%−8.5 pts
19Brandon, SDSD11,3064.7%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES